What's this doing in the bike lane?

Share your pics, videos, streets, stories of what you find in the bike lane of the non-bike variety that has an impact on your ride and/or your safety. I've decided to keep it a little more open ended - cars, snow, buses, garbage, cabs, etc. If they shouldn't be in the bike lane, go ahead and add it to this thread. Please be safe if you are taking pics or video! :-) 

My hope is that we can collectively build some evidence of what we see when riding in the city with the overall hope of better enforcement of "bikes only" and improving maintenance. 

Update: More Hashtags to Capture Vehicles in the Bike Lane

With popular hashtags:
#BikeLaneShaming

#LaneSpreading (Chicago Bike Selling)

#ClearTheWay (ActiveTrans), there are many options to capture violations.

We think you should use ALL of them AND post your photos on The Chainlink. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Maurice on May 2, 2017 at 5:55am

Old one: The Harolds Chicken food truck is still selling chicken in the "protected" bike lane in front of Northern Trust on Canal. It's there at least once/week. I've reported it to 311 several times.

 

New one: Some guy is distributing handbills while standing in the middle of the Washington "protected" lane near LaSalle. He tells every passing cyclist to "slow down," while the other pedestrians look at him like he's crazy.

Permalink Reply by Tom Z on May 2, 2017 at 10:50am

Both of these put riders in danger. 911 could be in order.

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on May 2, 2017 at 2:46pm

so, this happened on my way to work this morning...

be paranoid out there. (and yes, my bad for being in the door zone at all, I should have seen that comming a mile away, luckily I stopped in time)

Permalink Reply by Eric Pounder on May 3, 2017 at 8:10am

At 210 S DesPlaines, it's become routine to see cars parked in the bike lane.  I don't actually remember contacting Alderman Reilly.  I think I just filled out a 311 request.  I have also called 911 a few times.  In any case, thanks to the Alderman for responding!

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Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on May 3, 2017 at 9:00am
Permalink Reply by JeffB on May 3, 2017 at 11:35am

Street View also caught this one on Dearborn, also from Oct 2016:

Permalink Reply by Argonne69 on May 3, 2017 at 10:39am

125 S. Franklin St. 311 report filed.

Permalink Reply by Gopher Biker on May 4, 2017 at 1:15am

1850 W. Roosevelt Rd - 05/04/2017 @ 7:05 am

IL Z86 5792 (and IL E28 3761 with its rear end sticking out in the lane - an almost daily occurrence by this vehicle).

Permalink Reply by Maurice on May 4, 2017 at 6:07am

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on May 4, 2017 at 6:11am

Yeah, that intersection became a big fat mess when they made it "safer." I believe they eventually put up orange cones to alert drivers not to turn using the bike lane. Still, cyclists have to be particularly alert moving through there, as drivers still tend to turn right without looking.

Permalink Reply by Ben R. on May 4, 2017 at 9:41am

For the WIN! wow.

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on May 5, 2017 at 4:32pm

Cager lyfe :(

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